Can sifter-top.



J. T. LAGOIS.

CAN VSIFTER TOP.

APFLICATION FILED JULY 29. i914.

Lmm Patented June w15.

ral sra'ras Para erica.

' lJOI-IN' T. LAGOIS, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAN slrtrnR-Tor.

Specification of Letters 'atent.

Application flied July 29.1914. se'riaino. 853,868.

To a?? vwhom it may concern Be it known thatV I, JOHN T. 'LAGois, asubject of the King of Gi'eatBritain, and a resident of the city of NewYork, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York,Vhave invented af new and Improved ACan Sitter-Top, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and vexact description.

This invention relates to canvsifter tops and has to deal moreparticularly with the valve for opening and closing the apertures in thecan top through which the-'contents of the can is sited.

The invention has foivits general objects to improve and simplify theconstruction of can sitter tops so as to be* reliable and eficient inuse, comparatively simple and inexpensive to iiianufactliie and so'designed that there .will be no lossor waste of the contents ot' the canin shipment or handling in .the trade.

A further object of the invention is the provision ot' a simple, novelandl effective valve which jis prevented from accidentally openingduring commercial handling or shipment ofthe can, but which can beeasily` and quickly opened or closed by the user;

With Asuch objects in view, vand others which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various vnovel features ofconstruction and arrangement of Y parts which will bey set forth withparticularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing which-illus trates one embodiment of theinvention, and wherein similar characters of reference indlcatecorresponding parts in al1 .the views,

f valve in closed position; view showing the valve Figui-e1 is aperspective view of the upper portion -ofa sifter can; Fig. 2' is avertical section on the line 2-1-2, Fig. 1, showing the Fig. 8 is asimilar open; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the valve removed; andFig. 5 isa transverse vertical section on the line5-5, Fig. l.

Referring to the. drawing, A designates an ordinarycan body tothe brim`1 of which The' valve B is in the formof a plate 5 which 'slides/*fincontact with the under side of the is slipped on 'a cover 2 which is ofusual form and has-sifting openings orA apertures at one endY and anaperture 4 in the sijde wall.

cover, as shown in Fig. 2, this plate having .a stein or'shank 6 whichextends out of the .opening l inthe cover and terminates in a be sit'tedout.

`merely illustrative and that such grip T. The plate extend downwardlyat right-angles to the plane of the plate 5 tween the'brim l and theside flanges 9 of the cover 2, so that the plate 5 is slidably Supportedby the bod)v of the can; The plate 5 also has an end liange 10 which isdisposed within the body of the can, and consequeiitl y the llanges Sandl0 are separated by recesses ll at the corners of the plate 5. Theflange l0 tears against the inner surface of the brim l ot' the can bodyso as to Patented J une 22, 1915.

5 has side flanges S which and are disposed beassist in sealing the canand preventing the contents from passing out betweenthe valve' and coverand through the openings 3 in case the` canis inverted or upset.

in Fig. l, the label C isapplied tol the can As shown body and also tothe cover so that the cover cannot be detached, and this label coversthe grip 7, which is shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, sotliat in orderis torn at the grip 7, so that the latter can be engaged and bentupwardly if desired,

or enablingit to be more firmly taken between the linger and thumb forthe purpose ot' pulling the valve out to open position, as

to usel the canthe label so that the contents can connection with t eaccompanying drawing,

'the advantages of thel construction and method of operation will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which theinventionappe'rtains, and while I have described the principle ofoperation, together with the device which lI now consider tobe lthe-best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itA understood `that thedevice shown is vchanges may be made when desired as are within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus describedv my invention, AI

claim as new and desire'to secure byuLettersPatent:

1. The combination of a body, a cover having a peripheral flangeembracing the body and provided within its margins with 'sitting-apertures,.a plate-like valve dis'-' posed within the cover and havinglateral anges which extend duts'ide of the body and lie between thesides of the body and the anges of the cover, whereby the valve issiidable between the under side of the cover and the top edges of thebody at opposite sides, and means connected with the valve 'foroperating the same.

2. The combination of a body, :t can cover having sifting aperturesprovidedl with a 1Q geripheral Hang@ embracing the brim of the f i ody,a valve within the cover, said valve consisting of a Het plate havingside anges enga-gingthe outside of the brim ofthe body and the inside ofthe marginal iange of the cover, and a shank connected with the plateand extending out of the cover to form a grip for operating the valve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my neme to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN T. LAGOTS.

Witnesses:

CHATrER BRADWAY, PHILIP D. RoLmrAUs.

